Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology RevolutionA comprehensive, easy-to-understand handbook that explains what nanotechnology is and how it will revolutionize life in the future. The world's leading expert in the field, Drexler also examines the spectacular accomplishments that might result from a breakthrough: elimination of disease and pollution. 20 illustrations. |
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During tissue construction , whole cells move about , amoebalike : extending part
of themselves forward , attaching , pulling their material along , and letting go of
the former attachment site behind them . Individual cells contain a dynamic ...
During tissue construction , whole cells move about , amoebalike : extending part
of themselves forward , attaching , pulling their material along , and letting go of
the former attachment site behind them . Individual cells contain a dynamic ...
Page 216
As surgeons today rely on the spontaneous , self - organizing ability of cells and
tissues to join and heal the parts they ... involves sweeping up dead cells ,
growing new cells , and a slow and genuinely painful process of tissue
reorganization .
As surgeons today rely on the spontaneous , self - organizing ability of cells and
tissues to join and heal the parts they ... involves sweeping up dead cells ,
growing new cells , and a slow and genuinely painful process of tissue
reorganization .
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No healing of tissues could replace a missed lifetime of adult experience , nor
can it replace lost information from a severely damaged brain . The best
physicians could do would be to bring the patients to some physically healthy
condition .
No healing of tissues could replace a missed lifetime of adult experience , nor
can it replace lost information from a severely damaged brain . The best
physicians could do would be to bring the patients to some physically healthy
condition .
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Contents
Looking Forward | 17 |
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology Revolution |
| Authors | K. Eric Drexler, Chris Peterson, Gayle Pergamit |
| Contributors | Chris Peterson, Gayle Pergamit |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Quill, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0688125735, 9780688125738 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › Technology & Engineering / General |
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